Improving Colostrum Administration to Newborns Within the First 6 Hours of Life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

With the ARCA method, a gradual increase of up to four times the mean rate of giving colostrum to newborns in the first 6 hours of life was achieved. Nurses can use problem-solving techniques to ensure optimal delivery of breast milk, which has an important impact on newborn health.

Authors

Yaprak Engin Üstün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1011-3848)
Kadriye KIZILTEPE (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2274-6992)
Gonca Karataş Baran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-6144)
Satı Kürkçü
Elif Yildizhan

Institutions

Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Kadın Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
Yüksek İhtisas Üniversitesi (TR)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Human Lactation
Published: 2026-03-27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344261428358
Primary Topic: Infant Nutrition and Health
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Improving Colostrum Administration to Newborns Within the First 6 Hours of Life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Yaprak Engin Üstün, Kadriye KIZILTEPE, Gonca Karataş Baran, Satı Kürkçü et al.

Mar 27, 2026

Journal of Human Lactation

Infant Nutrition and Health

article

Improving Colostrum Administration to Newborns Within the First 6 Hours of Life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Yaprak Engin Üstün, Kadriye KIZILTEPE, Gonca Karataş Baran, Satı Kürkçü, Elif Yildizhan

March 27, 2026article en

Abstract

With the ARCA method, a gradual increase of up to four times the mean rate of giving colostrum to newborns in the first 6 hours of life was achieved. Nurses can use problem-solving techniques to ensure optimal delivery of breast milk, which has an important impact on newborn health.

Journal of Human Lactation

Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR), Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Kadın Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR), Yüksek İhtisas Üniversitesi (TR)

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